Thursday, 12 April 2012

Get the Brightest Whitest Teeth with Turmeric

Yes,
it's true. The yellow powder that will stain (almost) everything it
touches is the secret ingredient in giving you the brightest whitest
teeth possible. The yellow powder that we all know so well actually comes from the small orange root see in the image above. Turmeric is a
superstar for cooling inflammation and protecting the brain against
aging, as well as being a powerful antiseptic and antibacterial agent.

As a side note, turmeric has other beautifying properties as well, and
can be taken orally or topically as a mask to shrink the pours on the
face, and is used by Indian brides before their wedding day for just
this reason.

Anyway, using about a half tablespoon dried organic turmeric powder and a
bit of water to make a paste, I gave it a go. You do have to be very
careful because anything not inside of your mouth that comes in-contact
with it will be dyed bright yellow (including the toothbrush). But, as
you might have guessed, it works like a miracle to whiten teeth.

Turmeric would also be great for oral hygiene, not just tooth whitening,
because it is such a strong anti-inflammatory, which is good for the
gums--since 90% of people over the age of 30 have gum disease, and is
also a strong antimicrobial, so it kill all those bag germs causing
tooth decay and gum disease (and be sure to take your vitamin K2).

Directions: use 1/2 tablespoon dried organic turmeric root (bulk in any
health food store), add just a bit of water to make a thin paste. I use a
small--real small--cup for this. Scoop it up with the bristles of your
toothbrush (which will become irreversibly stained), and brush like
normal. Enjoy!

24 comments:

I will try this! I must ask you- in the video you posted on YouTube, there is your " logo" at the beginning and end. Is this logo of your own design? What can you tell me about the symbolism? Thank you for sharing all of this great information.

I personally avoid all commercial toothpastes due to the questionable ingredients in many such as fluoride. Instead i make my own which includes turmeric as an ingredient. To get the recipe click here http://the-universe-inside-your-mind.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/homemade-toothpaste-version-2.html?m=1

I recently got a wound on my tongue that became inflamed, so I made a paste of turmeric and honey to cure it. I also decided to fast for a week as food was upsetting the inflammation. After a few days I noticed my teeth were substantially whiter and as I wasn't eating anything but water honey and turmeric, obviously I thought that one of them had to be causing the affect. But thank you for this article:) I think i'll be incorporating turmeric into my everyday diet.

Wow interesting story and results! More and more things seem to be getting uncovered/rediscovered about turmerics benefits, such a great healer and something that I aim to get into my body in some shape or form every day.

Great! I have never tried the fresh root grated before, do let me know how you get on with that. An good addition to your protocol would be to oil pull with coconut oil and magnesium oil. Take one TSP of organic coconut oil and put it in your mouth and then spray in 4 sprays of the magnesium oil and then swish around your mouth for 10-15 minutes. Good luck and do let me know how you get on,

Yes it does clean to a degree and there are other things which do a better job which is why I created my own blend of toothpaste with multiple cleaning and whitening ingredients to cover these additional teeth needs. Check out the recipe at :

My understanding is that the bacterial and toxin load would be negated by the properties of what you are brushing with. Also it is an extra opportunity to get the great medicinal/nutritional properties of the paste into your system. This is not 100% scientifically verified though, and yes could be packed with bacteria and toxins, so do use your own discretion when deciding what to do.